MEET ETSY
Randy Hunt • Creative Director
Location: Brooklyn (HQ) • Hudson, NY • San Francisco • Dublin • Berlin
Employees: About 500
1. Describe Etsy in 3 words.
Marketplace made together
2. What qualities are most important in a prospective freelancer?
Crisp, clear communication & ability to work with feedback.
3. Which social network do you prefer for stalking people, creative or otherwise?
Twitter. It's still the best.
4. What is one thing that creatives do on their portfolio sites that drives you crazy?
Side-to-side scrolling with little tiny hit areas on the interface.
5. What is your creative outlet?
Writing.
6. If you had to have a different job, in your current company, what would it be?
Cheerleader.
7. What scene from a movie makes you laugh just thinking about it?
The baby steps scene in "What About Bob".
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, with your computer, what 3 websites would you take with you?
http://wikipedia.org (best chance of any info I'd need to know)
http://facebook.com (though I loathe it, best chance of communicating with people)
http://zenhabits.net (keep me sane)
9. Any tips or advice for freelancers?
Please be good at communication. Really, really good.
10. What's your favorite thing on the internet this week?
News that Delaware has introduced Benefit Corporation legislation.
Designer: Melissa Deckert Photo: Jonpaul Douglass
Lettering: Lizzy Stewart Photo: Jonpaul Douglass
Designer: Jeremy Perez-Cruz Photo: Jonpaul Douglass
Etsy Brooklyn HQ Photo: Jonpaul Douglass
Etsy Brooklyn HQ Photo: Jonpaul Douglass